Pinjarra

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC50701202
Total population 7,979
Total dwellings 3,480
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 221
Male 110
Female 110
Median age 13
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 75
Average people per household 3.9
Median weekly household income $1,036
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,100
Median weekly rent $250

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Pinjarra % Pinjarra Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 201 91.0 67,062 96.3 495,757 90.4
Torres Strait Islander 10 4.5 1,306 1.9 31,407 5.7
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 10 4.5 1,298 1.9 21,206 3.9
Total 221 -- 69,666 -- 548,370 --
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Male 110 50.0 34,418 49.4 270,331 49.3
Female 110 50.0 35,246 50.6 278,037 50.7

In Pinjarra, there were 221 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 110 (or 50.0%) were male and 110 (or 50.0%) were female.

Age Pinjarra % Pinjarra Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
0-4 years 34 15.4 8,236 11.8 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 73 33.0 16,301 23.4 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 36 16.3 13,453 19.3 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 68 30.8 25,428 36.5 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 7 3.2 3,919 5.6 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 3 1.4 2,326 3.3 20,772 3.8
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Median age 13 -- 22 -- 21 --

In Pinjarra the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 13 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 48.4% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 1.4% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Pinjarra % Pinjarra Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Married 27 23.9 9,893 21.9 85,741 24.4
Separated 8 7.1 1,871 4.1 14,925 4.2
Divorced 3 2.7 2,125 4.7 23,126 6.6
Widowed 3 2.7 1,599 3.5 12,142 3.5
Never married 72 63.7 29,643 65.7 215,347 61.3

In Pinjarra 23.9% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 8.0% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Pinjarra % Pinjarra Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Married 38 -- 43 -- 44 --
Separated 23 -- 44 -- 46 --
Divorced 0 -- 51 -- 51 --
Widowed 58 -- 63 -- 65 --
Never married 28 -- 27 -- 26 --

In Pinjarra for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 38 years and the median age of people never married was 28 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Pinjarra % Pinjarra Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 24 25.3 7,099 19.2 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 15 15.8 7,293 19.7 48,600 15.8
Not married 56 58.9 22,676 61.2 187,097 60.9

In Pinjarra 25.3% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 15.8% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Pinjarra % Pinjarra Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 40 -- 44 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 42 -- 34 -- 34 --
Not married 27 -- 28 -- 28 --

In Pinjarra for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 40 years and in a de facto marriage was 42 years.

Education Pinjarra % Pinjarra Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Pre-school 12 11.8 1,799 6.4 13,977 6.2
Primary 36 35.3 10,335 36.7 81,554 36.4
Secondary 18 17.6 5,053 17.9 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 8 7.8 1,212 4.3 13,211 5.9
University or tertiary institution 0 0.0 929 3.3 10,125 4.5
Other 0 0.0 352 1.3 3,662 1.6
Not stated 28 27.5 8,478 30.1 50,410 22.5
Total 102 -- 28,158 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Pinjarra, 46.6% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 35.3% were attending a primary school, 17.6% were attending a secondary school and 7.8% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Pinjarra % Pinjarra Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
English only spoken at home 212 95.5 54,756 78.6 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 95.5% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Pinjarra. There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Pinjarra % Pinjarra Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 27 48.2 9,993 47.9 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 10 17.9 5,112 24.5 47,035 26.4
Away from work 7 12.5 2,060 9.9 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 12 21.4 3,711 17.8 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 56 -- 20,876 -- 178,170 --

There were 56 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Pinjarra. Of these 48.2% were employed full time, 17.9% were employed part-time and 21.4% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Pinjarra % Pinjarra Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 38 -- 37 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 35 -- 34 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Pinjarra who were employed full time was 38 years and those employed part time was 35 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Pinjarra % Pinjarra Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Personal 372 -- 348 -- 362 --
Household 1,036 -- 1,043 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Pinjarra was $372 and the median weekly household income was $1,036.

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Dwellings

dwelling characteristics | dwelling structure

Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Pinjarra % Pinjarra Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.9 -- 3.5 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.3 -- 1.3 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 1.6 -- 1.5 -- 1.5 --

In Pinjarra, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.9, with 1.3 persons per bedroom and 1.6 registered motor vehicles per dwelling.

Average number of people per bedroom includes a miscalculation. For more information see the persons per bedroom correction page.

Housing costs
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Pinjarra % Pinjarra Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 250 -- 158 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 2,100 -- 1,733 -- 1,647 --

In Pinjarra, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $250 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,100.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Pinjarra % Pinjarra Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Separate house 70 92.1 18,446 83.3 168,749 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 3 3.9 2,005 9.1 16,437 7.9
Flat, unit or apartment 0 0.0 1,311 5.9 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 3 3.9 316 1.4 2,949 1.4
Total 76 -- 22,131 -- 209,047 --

In Pinjarra there were 76 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 92.1% were separate houses, 3.9% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, unit or apartments and 3.9% were other dwellings.

Tenure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Pinjarra % Pinjarra Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Owned outright 4 5.3 1,896 8.6 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 30 39.5 5,098 23.0 51,761 24.8
Rented 39 51.3 13,868 62.7 124,099 59.4
Other tenure type 0 0.0 158 0.7 1,516 0.7
Tenure type not stated 3 3.9 1,115 5.0 8,338 4.0

In Pinjarra, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 5.3% were owned outright, 39.5% were owned with a mortgage and 51.3% were rented.

Some values may have been adjusted to avoid release of confidential data. This may have a significant impact on the calculated percentages.